saintjames has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

PC w/Win7, perl 5.10.0 -

tried install module, (Mail::Outlook), get error after it downloads and unzips files:

Error: Could not make: Unknown error Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

any help really appreciated

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Re: cpan needs make
by toolic (Bishop) on Jun 06, 2010 at 18:25 UTC
      Thank you, perhaps that is what I should have used in the first place. My system does have the PPM module however it did not appear to be Active State installation. Anyway it is now working and my script is complete. Thank You
Re: cpan needs make
by moritz (Cardinal) on Jun 06, 2010 at 19:43 UTC
    Do you have a make utility (like nmake or dmake) installed? If not, you need that for installing Perl modules.
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